Ornamental top for cooking-stoves



(No Model.)

L. ABEL. ORNAMENTAL TOP FOR COOKING STOVES. No. 601,311.

Patented Mar. 29, 1898.

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EMMA L. ABEL, OF NEWPORT, KENTUCKY.

ORNAMENTAL TOP FOR COOKlNG-STOVES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 601,31 1, dated March29, 1898.

Application filed April 26, 8 9 7.

Be it known that I, EMMA L. AB L, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newport, in the county of Campbell and State-of Kentucky,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ornamental Tops forCooking-Stoves; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

The object of this invention is to provide an ornamental top forcooking-stoves that can be readily removed and folded to occupy but aminimum space when not in use. The device is'intended for use by thosewho live in tenement-houses and are compelled from circumstances to makea single room answer as kitchen, sitting-room, and dining-room, and insome instances as a bed-room. In such case the ordinary cooking-stovemakes a very unsightly appearance with its flat top, the surface ofwhich is broken by lids, and noticing the demand for a cover that couldbe effectually applied to an ordinary cookingstove and greatly add toits appearance I have devised such a contrivanc'e that besides answeringthe purpose hereinbefore mentioned possesses the additional advantage ofbeing cheaply manufactured and sold at a minimum price. The particularconstruction of the appliance provides for its being made a permanentfixture upon the stove when so desired, and for this purpose comprises aseries ofsections hinged to'each bther, the sections being secured by ahinged cap.

In the following specification I have entered into a detaileddescription of the invention, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to numerals thereon, which designate the difierent parts,and what I consider to be the novel features of construction arespecifically set forth-in the claims.

Serial No. 633,948. (No model.)

designates the back section of my improved top or cover, to which areeither hinged or formed integral the side pieces 2 2, and to the forwardedges of these side pieces are hinged the sections 3 and 4, which formthe front of the cover. 1 'It will be noticed that the plates formingthe back, sides, and front are tapered upward to present apyramidal-shaped'structure, and the said plates are stamped, cast, orotherwise formed to make an ornamental appearance and are finished offin any suitable metal that is not likely to become tarnished, the stylebeing varied to correspond with the cost of the article. The upper endof the appliance is closed by a cap'5, finished off in any suitabledesign, presenting a knob 6, and this cap is hinged to the upper edge ofthe back 1 and presents side flanges and a front flange which embracethe upper edges of the side and front sections to hold the hinged frontsections closed when desired. The lower edges of the device may beprovided with depending lugs 7, by which it is placed in positiveengagement with the top of the ordinary cookin g-stove,engagin gsuitable openings therein.

1 have described the improved ornamental fopor cover as consisting inpart of the back and side pieces formed integral with each other; but itis apparent that in case it'is desired to have the sections folded oneupon the other and removed from the stove the said ornamental top, andin opening the doors or sections of the front the cap is tilted up uponits hinges, so that the fianges at the forward end thereof will releasethe said doors. I

From the foregoing description, in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it will v be seen that I provide a cheap and'effective devicefor adding to the appearance of an ordinary cooking-stove, the saiddevice not interfering with the operation of cooking, but acting tochange the plain character of the stove to one of an ornamental design.

I It will be understood, of course, that the shape or configuration ofthe sections which make up the cover, with a corresponding change in thecap that fits over the sections, could be made without materiallyaffecting the purpose of my invention, and I therefore do not limitmyself to the particular construction shown and described, but reservethe right to modify or change the same within the spirit or scope of myclaims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent, is

1. An ornamental top for cooking-stoves comprising several sectionsconnected to each other and tapering upward in pyramidal shape, and acap hinged to one of the sections and overlapping theothers,substantiall y as, and for the purposes set forth.

